Monthly Archives: November 2009

Okay, so I saw this article in the Wall Street Journal and I had to bark with laughter. Seriously? The snood? Any dog lover worth her weight in biscuits knows that the snood has been around for decades…for dogs. I’m not kidding you about this. Freshly-groomed show dogs — or pet dogs with long ears […]

While trying to think of a title for this post, I thought: Wouldn’t it be great if my name were Janet? Then I could call it, “Pomegranate Janet” and it would make more sense. “Pomegranate Kate” just doesn’t have the same oomph. I suppose I could talk about a fruit that rhymes with Kate instead […]

…sweeping the clouds away…la la la…anyone remember the lyrics to Sesame Street? That and Electric Company were the two shows of my childhood. The kid next door, the one I used to ride Big Wheels with, loved watching Batman, but my sister and I never did. We were Sesame Street kind of kids. Reason I’m […]

Hi Bloglings! Sir Buffalo Sushi, here. I took a long time off from blogging. Sorry guys. But, now that I’m back, and scouting out the best stories, I’ve got a good one today. The #1 NCAA Florida Gator’s Brandon Spikes got his helmet knocked off last week against Georgia. After Spikes’ helmet came off, he […]

Okay, so I told you I was doing the NaNoWriMo thing — writing a first draft in a month. I’m on track; thanks for asking. But here’s something I just heard about — NaBloPoMo. National Blog Posting Month. Where bloggers try to write a post every day for a month. Unlike NaNo, it’s any month […]

When the kids were little and learning math basics, we played a lot of Monopoly. A LOT of Monopoly. First, we started with Monopoly Jr., the streamlined version of the original. Since the kiddos are mathies (unlike their Ma), we quickly started playing the big dog version. Sir Buffalo in particular loves this game…so much […]

So I’m sitting on the porch this past Saturday with a big bowl of candy, waiting for the little boos and ghouls to come a-knockin’. As I was sitting there, I spied with my little eye…a couple weeds near my front porch. The longer I waited for trick-or-treaters, the more those weeds taunted me. I […]

Even if you’re not a writer, doubtless you’ve heard of NaNoWriMo, right-o? National Novel Writing Month. Every November, people around the world sharpen their pencils and dive in to seek fame and fortune as a novelist. They’ve got 30 days to crank out 50,000 words — the first rough draft of a novel. Edits and […]